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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
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Theadore Anthony Melendrez
Melendrez, date, approximate 2020
Date Missing 07/19/2020
Missing From
Lancaster, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 11/29/1935 (86)
Age 84 years old
Height and Weight 5'10, 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Baggy shorts and a black Korean Veteran hat. The hat can be seen in one of the photos with this summary.
Medical Conditions Melendrez may be suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
Associated Vehicle(s) Red 2001 Nissan Frontier with the California license plate number 6T5865 (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Gray hair, brown eyes. Melendrez has a large scar on his left shin. He had a mustache at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Melendrez was last seen in the 45000 block of Challenger Way in Lancaster, California at 6:00 a.m. on July 19, 2020. He was driving a red 2001 Nissan Frontier with the California license plate number 6T5865. He has never been heard from again.
On July 20, his car was found abandoned in the vicinity of the 90th Street East and Avenue L-8 in Lancaster. There was no sign of Melendrez at the scene. Few details are available in his .
Investigating Agency
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
323-890-5500
Other
California Attorney General's Office
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
Missing Person Photos
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
Missing Person Photos
